The computers on a network can share a printer that is directly connected to one of them. The
computer that is directly connected to the printer is the print server, and the other computers are the
clients which need permission to share the printer with the print server. The clients share the printer
via the print server.
The following operating systems can be used as print server and client operating systems:
Print Server OS
32 bit OS
Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server 2008, Server 2003
64 bit OS
Windows 8 x64, 7 x64, Vista x64, XP x64, Server 2012 x64, Server
2008 x64, Server 2003 x64
Client OS
32 bit OS
Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP
64 bit OS
Windows 8 x64, 7 x64, Vista x64, XP x64
Note:
❏
When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor so that the shared printer can be
monitored on the print server. See “Notice Settings” on page 176.
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The print server and clients should be set on the same network system, and they should be under the
same network management beforehand.
Setting up the print server
Follow the steps below to set up a computer as a print server and install the additional drivers on the
server. The additional drivers are required to print from client computers that have different
operating systems from the server computer.
Note:
You must access Windows as the Administrators of the local machine.
1. For Windows 8, 8 x64, or Server 2012 x64, right-click the bottom left corner of the screen in the
desktop style, and select
Control Panel
. Then click
View devices and printers
.
For Windows 7 or 7 x64, click
Start
and select
Devices and Printers
.
For a Windows Vista, Vista x64, Server 2008, or Server 2008 x64 print server, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, then double-click
Printers
.
For a Windows XP, XP x64, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 print server, click
Start
, point to
Printers and Faxes
.
2. Right-click your printer’s icon, click
Printer properties
, then click
Sharing
in the menu that
appears.
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